People Will Forget Champions; Building A Successful Team is More Important
May 17, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs cascao bjj hard knocks out of Las Vegas nv. “The medals don’t mean anything and the glory doesn’t last. It’s...
Davi Ramos And Tanquinho Book New UFC Fights
Feb 05, 2018BJJEE
While the grappling community is somewhat subdued those who have transitioned to MMA have been booking matches left and right. After the news about Nate Diaz potential return both...
Keenan Cornelius Prepping Guard Innovation For Nogi Worlds Influenced By Danaher Death Squad
Dec 15, 2017BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius is one of the most respected competitors in the sport but his perhaps greatest innovations come from the world of Gi. He’s been at the forefront of innovations...
Tanquinho Makes Twice As Much Money in Pro BJJ Event Than He Does in UFC
Dec 13, 2017BJJEE
Berkut Jiu Jitsu had it’s 9th event last weekend. The entire thing was streamed for free on youtube to the delight of every grappler online. There Felipe Pena and UFC’s bjj champ Augusto...
ACBJJ 9 Crowns 60 & 95kg Nogi Champs
Dec 10, 2017BJJEE
photo by abdokoveldar Berkut Jiu Jitsu had it’s 9th event last night. The entire thing was streamed for free on youtube to the delight of every grappler online. There Felipe Pena and...
Which Brazilian & American States Have The Most BJJ World Champions?
Jul 21, 2017BJJEE
In 2015, Brazilian BJJ website BJJ Forum conducted a study of all IBJJF Jiu Jitsu World Championships since 1996, seeking to identify which states have made the most male black belt world...
Berkut 6 Releases Full Card: Tanquinho, Miyaos, Leo Vieira and More Greats On board
Jul 08, 2017BJJEE
Berkut 6 or the ACB Jiu-Jitsu 6 will be taking place July 16th in Moscow. The 2 divisions that will be featured on the card are upto 60kg and upto 65kg. The brackets are set to feature:...
The 4 American Men That Won The IBJJF Worlds At Black Belt
Jun 06, 2017BJJEE
BJ Penn In 1997 Penn began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ralph Gracie, eventually earning his purple belt from Gracie. At that point he moved to Nova União where he was...
2017 World Pro Day 3 Recap: Black Belts
Apr 21, 2017BJJEE
The highlights of Day 3 at the 2017 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship were the country qualifiers for the adult and master 1 brown and black belt divisions. Big names competed for...
USA Athletes Will Be Able To Represent Country At UAEJJF World Championship
Mar 30, 2017BJJEE
It’s been a year of interesting changes for bjj. After introducing the maximum weight limit UAEJJF is offering further space for change that can reshape the landscape of grappling...
Urijah Faber Reveals Grappling Superfight Against Miyao In The Works
Mar 25, 2017BJJEE
Looks like Urijah Faber will be trying out his submission grappling skills once again. The former UFC fighter famous for his guillotine has a grappling match on schedule against one of the...
Keenan Cornelius Helps Danaher Death Squad Prepare for Studio 540 Challenge
Dec 17, 2016BJJEE
Photo by Bane Visnjic Gordon Ryan may have grappled Keenan to exhaustion earlier this year (and a submission) but Keenan holds no grudge. He joined the notorious Danaher Death Squad in an...
Russia National Pro: Results, Review & VLOG
Nov 08, 2016BJJEE
Photos: BJJ Freaks Written By Guillaume Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Serbia. I had the honour of competing last weekend at the UAEJJF‘s Russia National Pro in...
Gordon Ryan Will Face Felipe Pena in a Sub Only No Time Limit Superfight
Sep 27, 2016BJJEE
20 year old Gordon Ryan is a man on a mission. He wants to be the best grappler on the planet and he intends to face all the best grapplers at all weight classes! Gordon Ryan with around 5...
Competitors To Watch For In 2016
Jun 09, 2016BJJEE
Recent Worlds 2016 held at the The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach reaffirmed dominance of the older seasoned players, some names emerged as the ones to watch. Erberth Santos Erberth Santos has...
Results: 2016 IBJJF Worlds: Return of King Buchecha
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
1 year after suffering a horrific knee injury at the 2015 Worlds, Marcus Buchecha Almeida made a triumphant return to Jiu-Jitsu by winning his weight class and the open weight. He defeated the...
Results: 2016 IBJJF World Championships
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
1 year after suffering a horrific knee injury at the 2015 Worlds, Marcus Buchecha Almeida made a triumphant return to Jiu-Jitsu by winning his weight class and the open weight. He defeated the...
Marcio André beats Cobrinha at Worlds 2016, Other Results
Jun 05, 2016BJJEE
Marcio Andre Photo by Preston Smith Marcio Andre just beat Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” and eliminated him from the semi finals of Featherweight black belts at the IBJJF Worlds 2016. The...
Erberth Santos shines in the Absolute, more results from Worlds
Jun 05, 2016BJJEE
The biggest upset at the Worlds 2016 was triumph of Erberth Santos over Bernardo Faria via armbar in the semifinals of black belt Absolute. Erberth Santos attempted to pull an armbar over...
2016 Worlds Preview: Buchecha’s Return, Faria & Lo’s Legacy
Jun 01, 2016BJJEE
The yearly IBJJF world championships will once again be held between the 1st and 5th of June, in Long Beach California. The competition will feature the biggest stars of our sport, especially...
Nominees for Jiu Jitsu Founders Awards Are Announced
May 09, 2016BJJEE
The Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation proudly announces the 2016 Jiu Jitsu Founders Awards nominees. Honoring the outstanding, events, teams, athletes and submissions from 2015, selected by our...
The Power Couples of BJJ- Rolling in Love
Apr 25, 2016BJJEE
Brazilian jiu-jitsu cultivates a kind of an all-consuming lifestyle. As such, it’s no surprise the bjj superstars often find love on the matt. However since the last time (our initial...
Which Countries & Brazilian States Have The Most BJJ World Champions
Apr 19, 2016BJJEE
It is not much of a surprise that the vast majority of Jiu-Jitsu world champions are Brazilians that were born in Rio de Janeiro, but how about other countries and other Brazilian states?...
Augusto Tanquinho Responds to Charles Rosa’s ‘Fake Injury’ Claims
Jan 17, 2016BJJEE
World champion of jiu-jitsu and training partner of former UFC champion Ben Henderson, Augusto ‘Tanquinho’ Mendes signed with the UFC on Tuesday and was scheduled to fight Charles...
